VIRUS

THE PIER BUG BIT ME BEFORE MOST OF YOU WERE BORN...FIRST THE OLD NAVARRE PIER THEN PENSACOLA AND FINALLY I MOVED TO GULF SHORES...I RECALL THE FLOUNDER THAT GLYNNIS DOTSON USED TO CATCH..THE KINGS THAT MR JOHN DOTSON AND JOHN PIERCE USED TO CATCH...THE DEDICATION OF WAYNE HO...LISA 1 AND 2 OUTFISHING THE GUYS...I REMEMBER BRYAN AND RITCHIE AS TEENAGERS...THE THRASHER RITCHIE CAUGHT ON A LING JIG...MICHAEL PEEK AND MY TACKLE BOX...BUT MOST OF ALL I REMEMBER HOW EVERYONE RESPECTED EACH OTHER AND HELPED EACH OTHER....SINCE I RETURNED TO SOUTH ALABAMA I HAVE BEEN ON THE PIER TWICE...AS MUCH AS I LOVE THAT VENUE I PROBABLY WILL NEVER RETURN...THE RESPECT AND LOVE SEEMS TO HAVE GONE OFF THE END....OBTW...FOR MOST OF YOU SMART YOUNG FELLOWS...I HAVE FORGOTTEN MORE THAN YOU MAY LEARN ABOUT FISHING THAT CONCRETE SLAB..."TICKLE YOUR BAIT, IT WORKS"..JOHN DOTSON...SOMETIME IN THE 80'S...DONE

Oh, it's just Bob. :run

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;) :D :yippee:

I hope this summer you will come back and fish with me and Lisa 1!!!! Although if you are truly retired from the pier I think the only honorable thing to do is to pass down your 706's to the only deserving person.....Lisa 2. :headbang:

Bob,the GSP sailfish king.

Fixed it fer ya John ;-) :headbang:

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Bob,the ONLY GSPPier sailfish king.
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I can't remember,but was Bob Toomey the only other person to hook a sail, and did a hurt blue marlin swim by the pier way back when maybe seen by the Nelsons?

A guy named Jerry from Knoxville Tn. hooked a sail a couple years ago but you maybe talking about just the old pier and I can't help you there.

[quote author=john g link=topic=2829.msg25550#msg25550 date=1362762101]
I can't remember,but was Bob Toomey the only other person to hook a sail, and did a hurt blue marlin swim by the pier way back when maybe seen by the Nelsons?
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I have heard the Blue Marlin story from several people over the years.

Yea,I was wanting an official word from"the historian",I mean #r :poke: .

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I can't remember,but was Bob Toomey the only other person to hook a sail, and did a hurt blue marlin swim by the pier way back when maybe seen by the Nelsons?
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Yes, Bob Toomey (John Dotson's grandson) and I heard he broke it off (or choked).
I believe Tater got to throw on one but it wouldn't feed.

Those two sailfish in 2009 were awesome!
This is the guy hooked up to the first...
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It was tailwalking before breaking off (I think a shark, or sharks were on it)
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The second one 'window shopped' a bunch of baits before it finally fed.
Seems it broke off or threw the hook soon after that :-(

I can't find the pic of Bob Q & 'Crazy Bob' with the caught sailfish under the sign though :-[

The blue marlin (9'-10') was seen by Tom Allenbach and Jenky Nelson (c.1979).
They said it had a huge gash in its back like a flying gaff tore out and went along the east side of the pier all the way to the beach, turned sharply and went back into deeper water and disappeared.
It got close enough one time that Tom threw a gaff at it (fish was too deep)
and Jenky hit it with a ling jig that 'bounced off'.

That little Sail last year was lit up when it came in.

The one and only Bob Colquett with his sailfish caught off the old pier. Weighed about 42 lbs.
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Anyway fishing the pier is ALWAYS amazing for me, and every day a blessing.
Each is filled with fleeting moments seeing amazing things with (usually) amazing people.
Sadly they (like the day) are too quickly gone.

... take pictures!
... and use them to write about your experiences.
Otherwise they will just be 'tall tales' that fishermen tell when the bite is slow ;-)

Heck, even the Bible has some amazing fish tales :headbang:
Matthew 17:27
John 21 1-14
Jonah, etc.

years ago I taught a class for people at UAB on fishing the pier and surf..amazing how many folks came..did this at request of a Doc friend who wanted something to do while his wife laid on the beach...John G I still have the "BAMA" rod you made for me...will take it with me when I go just in case..lol

Bob,if there's still a little pier fishing desire in your veins,come fish with the early AM crew during the week days.It's not like it used to be but I think you would enjoy it.

Hi Bobby This is Lefty Jenkins.If you are The guy i fished with on the old pier way back yonder i would l ike to talk to you. Have not been able to fish on new pier.we are home bound now.